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Anti-Racism Reading List

Recent events have highlighted the need for all of us to do better. To paraphrase Angela Davis, it's not enough to be "not racist"—we must be antiracist. We hope the resources on this page can teach, inspire, and strengthen. This list is not exhaustive, but it's a place to start.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Zora Neale Hurston
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2
Maya Angelou
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
3
Rebecca Skloot
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
4
Ta-Nehisi Coates
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
5
Tayari Jones
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
6
Jesmyn Ward
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
7
Dee Brown
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
8
Alex Haley
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
9
Richard Wright
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
10
Howard Zinn
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
11
Malcolm X
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
12
Bryan Stevenson
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
13
Reni Eddo-Lodge
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
14
Alexander
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
15
Claudia Rankine
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
16
Audre Lorde
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
17
Ibram X. Kendi
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
18
Janet Mock
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
19
Isabel Wilkerson
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
20
James Baldwin
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
21
Cristina Henriquez
We Were Eight Years in Power (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
We Were Eight Years in Power
22
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
23
Nic Stone
Me and White Supremacy (Layla F. Saad)
Me and White Supremacy
24
Layla F. Saad
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
25
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
26
Carol Anderson
White Fragility (Robin Diangelo)
White Fragility
27
Robin Diangelo
The Wretched of the Earth (Franz Fanon)
The Wretched of the Earth
28
Franz Fanon
Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste
29
Isabel Wilkerson
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
30
James W. Loewen
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
31
N. K. Jemisin
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
32
Mira Jacob
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Danez Smith)
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems
33
Danez Smith
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
34
Cathy Park Hong
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
35
Kiese Laymon
Delicious Foods (James Hannaham)
Delicious Foods
36
James Hannaham
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
37
Hari Kunzru
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (Brittney Cooper)
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
38
Brittney Cooper
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
39
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
I'm Still Here (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here
40
Austin Channing Brown
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